3 Things To Start Doing Now To Meet Your Financial Goals

22nd October 2019

While everyone has some type of financial goals in their life, not everyone is going to have the ability, determination, or the luck to meet each and every one of those goals. For some, their goals might seem just too far out of reach. For others, they might not know where to begin to start moving forward. But with the right plan in place, you can start working to achieve whatever your financial goals are starting today, be it for personal reasons or to help with finances for your business.

To show you how this can be done, here are three things to start doing now to meet your financial goals in the future.

Eliminate Your Bad Financial Habits

One of the very first things you’ll need to work on before you can start working toward achieving your financial goals is to eliminate your bad financial habits.

According to Marguerita Cheng, a contributor to CNBC.com, some of the most common bad habits that people have regarding managing their own finances include not planning, being unrealistic, being too impatient, not having enough discipline, procrastinating, and making unwise decisions. If you can pinpoint which of these bad financial habits you’re currently falling victim to, you can start eliminating them until the only habits you’re left with are the good ones.

Clearly State and Understand Your Financial Goals

While being able to manage your money well is a perk, it’s difficult to make the right decisions regarding your money when you don’t have a clear goal in mind. Because of this, it’s important that you can clearly state and understand your financial goals if you have any hope of reaching them.

To help with this, Keri Danielski, a contributor to U.S. News and World Report, advises that you think about where you want to be financially in one, five, ten, or twenty years. Try to make these goals something that’s concrete so that you can create a plan for how to reach them and know when you’re finally done so.

When Unsure, Give Yourself Time To Think

When it comes to the small purchases or financial decisions you make on a regular basis, it can be hard to know what will be helpful or hurtful in the long run. So to help you in making these types of decisions, Cheryl Lock, a contributor to LearnVest and Forbes.com, suggests that, when you’re unsure, you give yourself some time to think.

What this means is if you don’t know whether you should or shouldn’t spend your money on something, try to step away from the situation for at least 15 minutes to see how you feel about that same decision then. By taking just this short amount of time, you can often find clarity that alluded you just minutes before.

If you want to increase your chances of being able to meet your financial goals, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you do just that.

Robert Darnell

I’m Robert, the Grey Wanderer. After over 50 years in business, it was time for me to hang up my boots and enter the world of retirement. With so much time on my hands I decided to indulge in the two things I love most, writing and travel and so the Grey Wanderer was born.
View all posts by Robert Darnell